Florida USA-1975: Middle Aged Man In Heavy Surf

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationFlorida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Middle Aged Man In Heavy Surf — Clip Details

A middle-aged man wades through heavy surf at a Florida beach in this 1975 8mm home movie. Shot on vintage 8mm film, the clip captures the man struggling against powerful waves under an overcast sky. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic dark borders of Super 8 projection. The man, shirtless and wearing dark swim trunks, moves through churning white water, illustrating a classic summer beach scene from the mid-1970s. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into past beach vacations.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123268577

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1975 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Florida, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s Florida beach home-movie footage for documentary or editorial needs around vacation swimming, rough surf, and everyday coastal recreation.
Period detail: The 8mm frame edges, faded color, swim trunks, and handheld beach view support a mid-1970s home-movie reading without visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in a shirtless adult man wading and bracing himself as breaking waves push through the surf.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a rough ocean horizon, white breaking waves, a shirtless man in dark trunks, overcast light, wet shoreline water, and dark film borders.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, faded color, exposure variation, and dark 8mm frame edges give the footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for beach vacations, rough ocean conditions, or mid-1970s leisure footage.
Historical context: The scene shows casual beach recreation in Florida, with an adult swimmer moving through heavy surf rather than a posed or organized event.
Research note: An adult person is visible but not clearly identifiable; likeness review may still be needed, separate from copyright or location questions.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970s Florida beach home movie, 8mm rough surf swimmer, adult man in ocean waves, and vintage vacation beach footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with footage from the same reel, then other 1975 Florida beach material, then broader 1970s family vacation or ocean surf scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A shirtless adult man in dark swim trunks wades through heavy surf at a Florida beach in 1975 home-movie footage. — The man stands in churning white water as a wave breaks behind him.

The adult swimmer appears farther offshore as a dark green wave rises and white water breaks around him. — A larger wave lifts behind the swimmer while foam spreads across the frame.

The shirtless man moves through dense white water in the Florida surf, with the open ocean and film borders visible. — Foam covers the lower frame as the man pushes through the shore break.

The swimmer is largely hidden by breaking white water as rough surf fills the 1975 Florida beach frame. — Heavy surf nearly obscures the swimmer as waves break across the scene.

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